Traveling rep Maher to visit San Bernardino and Los Angeles
Patrick M. Maher, traveling representative for Barstow Printer and Goldstone Mining News, will visit San Bernardino and Los Angeles next week to promote the paper. Former editor of the American Miner and Prospector, he advocates the district’s mining potential and asks for a cordial reception and support.
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Patrick M. Maher
Barstow
Goldstone Mining News
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Maher
Old American Miner and Prospector
Caliente Big Fifty antimony mine details near Caliente
The Big Fifty antimony mine fifteen miles from Caliente Kern county reports a 50 foot ore body with 30 percent stibnite in a porphyry vein that dips about 80 degrees. Daily shipments total four to five tons of high grade ore while larger quantities of lower grade ore could support a mill. Owned by Fifty Associates Securities Co of Los Angeles, with F. W. Remy as mining engineer and geologist.
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Caliente
Kern County
Fifty Associates Securities Co
Los Angeles
F. W. Remy
High grade talc deposit found near San Bernardino region
Fifty Associates Securities Co of Los Angeles reports large talc bodies in San Bernardino and Inyo counties near the Tonopah and Tidewater line. After stripping overburden, the talc is bored and blasted. Compositions show high talc content and magnesium oxide with widespread industrial uses including paper, cosmetics, tires, lubricants, cotton bleaching, paints, tanning, ceramics, and rubber. Directed by F. W. Remey EF. M.
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Fifty Associates Securities Co
Los Angeles
San Berardino
Inyo
Tonopah & Tidewater
F. W. Remey
EF. M
Developing His Copper Mine Feat in California
Long Beach resident Tisnerat arrived from distant copper mines between Barstow and Goldstone near Janeswell to oversee assessment work. He has sunk several shafts to about 200 feet and a Los Angeles company plans to operate the mines using a new copper extraction process.
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FE. Tisnerat
Long Beach
Barstow
Goldstone
Janeswell
Tisnerat
Los Angeles
Keeler Ore Deposit Delivers Rising Silver Lead Returns
The Cerro Gordo vein shows continued strong development with depth, maintaining average values. Lower workings yield high grade zinc and heavy shipments as the tramway runs at capacity to handle tonnage.
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Cerro Gordo
Trona refinery advances with higher output planned
The directors report progress at the Trona plant with the concentrating unit now operating. The San Pedro refinery work is complete and due to start by March 1 1917. Output is expected to rise to 50 tons daily, later 200 tons, with at least 100 tons of high grade potassium chloride and 50 tons borax daily. A contract for 3500 to 4000 tons of Trona salts will ship by year end for solid profits.
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Reprt
Trona
San Pedro
Miner executive tours town for drilling plan
P. H. Lietzow, president of United Mining & Milling, visited town Sunday en route to the mines. He ordered a Moreland truck for ore transport and an Okell Core Drill to map underground conditions and locate shaft sites.
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P. H. Lietzow
United Mining & Milling Company
Moreland
Okell
Tungsten Deposit Found at United Tungsten Mines Co
In the Morongo district a rich tungsten deposit of sheelite was found on the United Tungsten Mines Co property. Contracts for supplies machinery and building materials have been awarded, and a 50 ton plant is to be rushed. New Yorkers William K. Weaver Warren Gillesen J Wells Smith H A Cole Frank F Peard F E M Coplen and others are investors. D G Kidder is manager.
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United Tungsten Mines Co
Morongo
William K. Weaver
Warren Gillesen
J. Wells Smith
H. A. Cole
Frank F. Peard
M. Coplen
D G. Kidder
Mining District Locals and Mine News From Needles
Local miner W. H. Ranniard known as Scoot dies in Needles at 46. From Oatman Abe Liles laid to rest at Mountain View cemetery after shaft No. 2 death. T. G. Nicklin reports eleven mile trip for ore sacks and 50 ton shipment planned with partner Shorty Tart. Comptroller shows banks hold surplus reserves of 891 million while gold holdings rise. US imports far exceed exports since 1915, gold stock around 2.6 billion.
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Abe Liles
United Eastern
Oatman
Mountain View
Kingman
T. G. Nicklin
Shorty
United States
Green Fruit Special And Railroading Notes At Santa Fe Yard
Railway bulletin from the Santa Fe division reports staff movements at the round house, new cement wings and oil tanks, and major equipment orders. Engineers Ray Bailey and S. J. Wallace return to service. Sid Vent relocates to Bakersfield. Jim Grey resumes his long-time run after six months. Large orders include 500 tank cars for Santa Fe and 1500 box cars for Union Pacific. The piece blends employee notices with operational updates and a dramatic rail line incident.
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The
Santa Fe
Ludlow
Western Railroads
Salt Lake
Ralston Steel Car Company
el Paso and
Southwestern
American Locomotive Company
Union Pacific
American Car and Foundry Company
Dispatcher’s Troubled Route Spans East West North and South
The piece follows a dispatcher whose records show a mobile career across regions down East and West, with unrest and changing routes. It references schedule dances in summer, winter snow and ice, foggy weather, a slipped wagon on a wet track, a delayed limited mail train, and multiple wreckers called to clear the line after a flagman failed to back far enough.
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Zabriskie
Keeler
Victorville
Mojave United Mining & Milling Company
Mesquite
Crucero
Mojave
E. M
CURB
West Third Street
Californi
W. H. Ranniard
Scoot
Needles
Charles Mellroy
Hillis
Oscar Anderson
W. KE. Dresse
Round House
Sidney Vent
Bakersfield
Skip” Kelley
San Francisco
Smoky
Ray Bailey
Here
Mr. Bailey
Williams Addition
S. J. Wallace
Jim Grey
Hobbs
No. 9
Gray’s
Clark’s
Pine
Brest
Bamboo
Sandy
Bam
Tyre
Tates
Terminal
Payne
Ream
Bayle
Zoar
Santa Fe Employees Magazine
P. O
Calif
Goldstone Mining CO
D. Greenwalt
A. A. Turner
BIG Oram Mining CO
A A. Turner
Daggett Reduction CO
F. A. Shorey
Springfield Syndicate PD
Greenwalt
United Goldstone Mining CO
F. G. Mitchell
Goldstone Mutual Mining CO
W. R. Hall
Goldstone Syndicate
Goldstone Milling CO
Dultager and DaLuge
Goldstone Townsite Co
Hall & Alexander
Hibernian
John A. Pirtle
A. M. Walton
Ralph Roseberry
Lee & Church
Santa Fe Ave
Los Angels
Cal
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